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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the production of the index of the parties to all suits |
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by the clerk of a district court. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 51.303, Government Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (d) to read as follows: |
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(d) On application by any person, the clerk of a district |
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court shall promptly produce the index of the parties to all suits |
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for inspection or copying. If the index is in an electronic form, |
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the clerk shall provide an electronic copy for a fee set in |
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accordance with the rules prescribed by the attorney general that |
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are applicable to the provision of electronic copies of public |
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information. |
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SECTION 2. Subchapter D, Chapter 101, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 101.06111 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 101.06111. ADDITIONAL DISTRICT COURT FEES: GOVERNMENT |
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CODE. The clerk of a district court shall collect a fee for |
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providing an electronic copy of the index of the parties to all |
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suits under Section 51.303, Government Code, in an amount set in |
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accordance with the rules prescribed by the attorney general that |
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are applicable to the provision of electronic copies of public |
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information. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |